2015 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships – Team legends

2015 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships s UN Team International USA Team USA 6–3 (9 ties played) singles doubles Delray Beach Open Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Delray Beach International Tennis Championships 2015 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships The 2015 Delray Beach Open featured a team tennis competition between Team USA and Team International. The event is officially recognized by the ATP Champions Tour. Each team is composed by 3 players, and each player will face all 3 players of the other team. A win awards a point for his respective team. All matches are played at best of 3 sets, with a champions tie-break at the third set if necessary.ATP Staff Blake set for debut http://www.atpchampionstour.com/news/tennis/2015/delray-beach-preview-roddick-makes-debut.aspx 20 February 2017 ATP Champions Tour 13 February 2015 Delray Beach 8 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150908010644/http://www.atpchampionstour.com/news/tennis/2015/delray-beach-preview-roddick-makes-debut.aspx dead Team International won the tournament 6–3 over Team USA.ATP Staff Blake edges Ivanisevic http://www.atpchampionstour.com/news/tennis/2015/delray-beach-sunday-blake-ivanisevic.aspx 20 February 2017 ATP Champions Tour 16 February 2015 Delray Beach 7 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150907181625/http://www.atpchampionstour.com/news/tennis/2015/delray-beach-sunday-blake-ivanisevic.aspx dead This tournament marked the official debut of James Blake in the ATP Champions Tour, after retiring from professional tennis in 2012.ATP Staff Blake leads 2015 Delray Beach field http://www.atpchampionstour.com/news/tennis/2014/delray-beach-2015-field-announced.aspx 20 February 2017 ATP Champions Tour 11 October 2014 Delray Beach 7 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150907194954/http://www.atpchampionstour.com/news/tennis/2014/delray-beach-2015-field-announced.aspx dead Blake qualified to the tour after winning the Davis Cup in 2007. Players For a player to be eligible for play on this tour, he must be in the year of his 35th birthday or have been retired from the ATP World Tour for two years or more. Each player must have been either a world No. 1, a Grand Slam finalist, or a singles player in a winning Davis Cup team. Each event can also invite two players of its choice to take wild cards. The draw was announced on 13 February 2015 Player Age* Ranking Grand Slams Davis Cup Entry criteriaUSA Team United States USA James Blake 1979 12 28 2015 2 13 No. 4(November 2006) Quarterfinals(USO '05, USO '06, AO '08) Champion(2007) Eligible USA Brad Gilbert 1961 8 9 2015 2 13 No. 4(January 1990) Quarterfinals(USO '87 and WIM '90) Semifinals(1986, 1989) Wild card USA Justin Gimelstob 1977 1 26 2015 2 13 No. 63(April 1999) Third round(USO '97 & '99, WIM '00, '03 & '05) Semifinals(1998) Wild cardUN Team International CRO Goran Ivanišević 1971 9 13 2015 2 13 No. 2(July 1994) Champion(2001 Wimbledon) Semifinals(1989)aThe Davis Cup won by Croatia in 2005 is not considered, as Goran Ivanišević wasn't part of any singles rubber in the entire season. Eligible AUS Mark Philippoussis 1976 11 7 2015 2 13 No. 8(April 1999) Runner-up(USO '98 and WIM '03) Champion(1999, 2003) Eligible SWE Mikael Pernfors 1963 7 16 2015 2 13 No. 10(September 1986) Runner-up(1986 French Open) Runner-up(1986) EligibleWithdrew before the tournament USA Michael Chang 1972 2 22 2015 2 13 No. 2(September 1996) Champion(1989 French Open) Champion(1990) Withdrew(hamstring injury)Gilbert replaces Chang on Team USA in ATP Champions Tour event http://yellowtennisball.com/gilbert-replaces-chang-team-usa-atp-champions-tour-event/ 20 February 2017 Yellow Tennis Ball 10 February 2017 ESP Emilio Sánchez 1965 5 29 2015 2 13 No. 7(April 1990) Quarterfinals(RG '88 and USO '88) Semifinals(1987) Withdrew(groin injury)aEmilio Sánchez was replaced by Mikael Pernfors * - at start of tournament. Draw All times are local, EST (UTC−5). Day 1 (13 February) Matches started at 18:00Dorsey Steve ATP Champions Tour competition tied at 1–1 http://yellowtennisball.com/atp-champions-tour-competition-tied-at-1-1/ 20 February 2017 Yellow Tennis Ball 14 February 2015 No. USA player INT player Winner Score USA UN 1 USA James Blake AUS Mark Philippoussis Blake 6–7(3–7), 6–3, [10–8] 1 0 2 USA Brad Gilbert CRO Goran Ivanišević Ivanišević 6–2, 6–4 1 1 Day 2 (14 February) Matches started at 12:00Dorsey Steve Blake keeps Americans in the fight http://yellowtennisball.com/blake-keeps-americans-in-the-fight/ 20 February 2017 Yellow Tennis Ball 14 February 2015 No. USA player INT player Winner Score USA UN 3 USA Justin Gimelstob AUS Mark Philippoussis Philippoussis 6–3, 6–1 1 2 4 USA Brad Gilbert SWE Mikael Pernfors Pernfors 6–2, 6–3 1 3 5 USA Justin Gimelstob CRO Goran Ivanišević Ivanišević 7–5, 5–7, [10–6] 1 4 6 USA James Blake SWE Mikael Pernfors Blake 7–5, 6–2 2 4 Day 3 (15 February) Matches started at 12:00Dorsey Steve Philippoussis leads Internationals past Americans, 6–3 http://yellowtennisball.com/philippoussis-leads-internationals-past-americans-6-3/ 20 February 2017 Yellow Tennis Ball 15 February 2015 No. USA player INT player Winner Score USA UN 7 USA Brad Gilbert AUS Mark Philippoussis Philippoussis 6–2, 6–4 2 5 8 USA Justin Gimelstob SWE Mikael Pernfors Pernfors 6–4, 4–6, [10–6] 2 6 9 USA James Blake CRO Goran Ivanišević Blake 6–7(3–7), 6–1, [10–4] 3 6 Winners Delray Beach Open champions UN Team International 1st References External links Official Results Archive (ATP) https://web.archive.org/web/20170424201745/http://www.atpchampionstour.com/results/2015-results.aspx 2017-04-24 2015 Team Legends Category:2015 in men's tennis